The Curious Case of the Cucumber Sage
Tricycle's feature editor solves the mystery of an "anonymous" Buddhist tale.
Andrew Cooper
Andrew Cooper is Tricycle's features editor.
Sounding the Alarm on Trump
Features editor Andrew Cooper on Trump's dangerous rhetoric and one American Muslim woman's viral response.
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
The Good Fit
A student's candid recollection of the intricacies of practice with one of the pioneer teachers of Zen in the West
Personal ReflectionsMagazine | Feature
Life’s Hidden Support
Following his father's death, Tricycle's features editor reflects on the importance of our care for one another.
Personal Reflections Thich Nhat Hanh
Early Days with Thich Nhat Hanh
One of the Vietnamese master’s first American students reflects on the enduring bond of the student-teacher relationship.
Sex in the Sangha . . . Again
Four teachers discuss the systemic issues that have led to sexual abuse in Buddhist communities
Understanding Nichiren Buddhism
While Tricycle is a nonsectarian and independent publication, most of our content reflects a perspective of what might be called meditation-oriented Buddhism. Most of our readers and contributors know Buddhism primarily in terms of the meditation…
What does it mean to have a spiritual practice in the contemporary world?
Robert Bellah, who is widely considered to be North America’s foremost sociologist of religion, has been featured previously in Tricycle. In the current issue of the magazine, contributing editor Linda Heuman reviews his long-anticipated magnum opus,…
The Big Awakening
Nearly thirty years ago, Tricycle’s features editor, Andrew Cooper, wrote a fine piece of Buddhist humor that made the rounds in various Buddhist publications. It is an imagined Buddhist sutra told in the voice of a…
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